Beijing reacts to escalating tensions over Taiwan, as SCMP reports Chinese officials criticize Taipei's stance on cross-strait relations.
Analysts note Beijing is preparing a second legal case in the South China Sea against China, per SCMP’s coverage of Manila’s deliberations.
Meanwhile, US urges China to honor commitments on rare earths and agriculture before upcoming Trump-Xi meetings, Reuters reports.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: Taiwan tensions and trade talks. Its words also reach E10 institutions and E11 organizations.
Here it is a dynamic between states, institutions and organizations: Chinese officials, Taipei and Trump-Xi meetings (E12 states), with rare earths and agriculture (E10 institutions), and Manila (E11 organizations).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Chinese officials, Taipei, Trump-Xi meetings.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: rare earths, agriculture.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Manila.